Ambidextrous protective glove

Abstract

The invention concerns a protective glove consisting of a chain mail main part (2) designed to cover the user's hand and wrist, comprising a mounted cinching strap (5) located in a sheath (6) or in loops provided on the terminal edge (4), or proximate to said terminal edge (4). Said glove is characterised in that it comprises: at least first releasable catching means (11, 12) provided on the outside of the chain mail fabric, designed to co-operate with appropriate matching means (10) provided at one first end (5′) of said strap (5), and at least two second releasable catching means (17, 18) symmetrically or substantially symmetrically opposite on the outside of the glove, one of which, depending on whether the glove is being used to protect the right hand or the left hand, is designed to co-operate with appropriate matching means (15) provided at the second end (5″) of said strap (5), to lock tightly said strap (5). Thus said glove is adapted to be worn either on the right hand, or on the left hand, without requiring to be turned inside out.

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0001]This invention relates to a glove made of chain mail fabric, composed of an interlaced metal ring network, which is designed to protect the hand and possibly the forearm or the arm of an operator running the risk of being injured further to using sharp or cutting tools.[0002]Gloves made of chain mail of this type are for example described in the documents FR-A-2 748 908, FR-A-2 753 883, FR-A-2 771 260, U.S. Pat. No. 5,054,126 or still DE-U-93 05286.3; they are in particular widespread in the meat industry, notably in the cutting stations.[0003]Such gloves may be <<simple>> i.e. made of a main part designed to cover only the user's hand and wrist. In more sophisticated models, the portion which covers the wrist may be extended by a cuff-link made of plastic material or of chain mail fabric, covering the forearm and possibly the arm. In case when it is made of chain mail fabric, the protective cuff-link portion is fitted with plastic or met...

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Benefits of technology

[0008]This invention relates to a new structure of glove made of chain mail capable of fitting comfortably the right hand as well as the left hand of a user and this, without requiring turning the glove over.

Problems solved by technology

Gloves made of so-called > chain mail have been designed (see notably the documents U.S. Pat. No. 5,054,126 or FR-A-2 771 260), but the corresponding ambidextrous character is obtained by turning the glove over; and it is then quite often necessary to provide holding and catching means for the cinching straps, on either side of the chain mail fabric (i.e. inside and outside the glove), which increases the complexity of manufacture of the product and which is detrimental because of the presence of bulges and / or protruding members.

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